Kick Off: Cubarsí called up by Spain, Malacia returns to field after 17 months

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These Things Happen

OFFICIAL: Cubarsí has been called up by Spain as a replacement for Pau Torres

The central defender from Barcelona will arrive today at the Ciudad del Fútbol to join the group

OFFICIAL: Barça forward Ansu Fati suffered a right hamstring injury

Ansu Fati suffered a right hamstring injury at training on Wednesday morning. He will be out for approximately four weeks.

Malacia makes injury comeback for Under-21s after 17 months out

Tyrell Malacia made his injury comeback after a 17-month spell on the sidelines, returning for Manchester United Under-21s against Huddersfield in the EFL Trophy on Tuesday.

Bentancur banned ‘for SEVEN games’ after ‘racist’ comment about Son Heung-min

RODRIGO BENTANCUR is understood to have been banned for seven domestic games for a racist comment about Tottenham team-mate Son Heung-min.

Real Madrid youngster, 19, forced to retire with injuries from horror tackle

Real Madrid starlet Marc Cucalon has been forced into retirement at just 19 after complications due to a serious knee injury.

Amorim has already decided one player is 'not adequate' in brutal Man Utd call

New Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has wasted no time in evaluating his new squad, with one player labelled 'not adequate'.

Lisbon star admits he's hoping to follow Amorim to Manchester after talks

Sporting Lisbon star Maxi Araujo has cheekily expressed his desire for a move to Manchester City.

Replacing Salah: the man ready to take on the Egyptian King’s crown

The Eintracht Frankfurt player is ready to lead the Pharaohs in November’s FIFA break.

Real Madrid icon Sergio Ramos holds signing talks with new club

The four-time Champions League winner could finally be set to move across the Atlantic after leaving former team Sevilla in the summer.

Arsenal, Man Utd eye Bayern winger as salary cut looms

Arsenal and Manchester United are reportedly getting ready to fight it out for one of Bayern Munich's biggest stars, as clubs begin to circle for the winger whose contract runs out next summer.

Real Madrid & Barca paying close attention to 22-year-old Brazilian centre-back

As Real Madrid assess their options in the January transfer market, having seen Eder Militao go down with a second anterior cruciate ligament injury, ruling him out for the rest of the season. One of the options could potentially be his replacement in the Brazil national team.

Arsenal set sights on 2025 move for La Liga superstar with €60m release clause

In recent years, Martin Zubimendi has been strongly linked with a move with from Real Sociedad. The likes of Barcelona, Arsenal and Liverpool have all shown strong interest, but for now at least, he has remained insistent of staying put in Donostia-San Sebastian. However, that resolve is likely to be tested again in 2025.

What They Say

‘I don’t really like it’ – Kane blasts EIGHT dropouts for ‘taking advantage’

HARRY KANE hit out at the EIGHT England players who have pulled out of the Nations League squad.

Nacho on Ballon d’Or, Ancelotti, Real Madrid’s behaviour and Spain exile

Former Real Madrid defender Nacho Fernandez has questioned Spain manager Luis de la Fuente’s decision to leave him out of the national team since Euro 2024. The 34-year-old moved to Saudi Arabia to join Al-Qadsiah after leaving Los Blancos at the end of his contract in the summer, but is the only player who has not featured for La Roja again since their triumph in Germany.

Fixtures of the Day

Africa Cup of Nations

Benin VS Nigeria  2024/11/14 19:00 UTC

Burkina Faso VS Senegal  2024/11/14 19:00 UTC

UEFA Nations League

Belgium VS Italy  2024/11/14 19:45 UTC

Greece VS England  2024/11/14 19:45 UTC

France VS Israel  2024/11/14 19:45 UTC

WCQ South America

Venezuela VS Brazil  2024/11/14 21:00 UTC

Paraguay VS Argentina  2024/11/14 23:30 UTC